Crossing into Vermont Shaped By Lake Champlain Ferry
Muriel Harris notes the simple state boundary crossing at Ticonderoga where New York and Vermont meet across Lake Champlain. A red punt ferry and small launch drift visitors between states with a white steamer carrying travelers to historic North American sites, replacing the birch bark canoe of Indigenous peoples.
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Ticonderoga
New York State
Vermont
New York
Canada
Green Mountains
Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
North America
Muriel Harris
Manchester
Baogland
Guardian
Spaniards' Debt to Moors: Tile Art Legacy
The Moors long occupied Iberia and enriched Spanish art with tile making. Seville became a tile hub with clay deposits, molds, and a firing method that yields vibrant designs. Moorish influence shaped tiles used in churches and homes, including scenes from Don Quixote and bullfights.
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Iberian Peninsula
Seville
Treasures for University Letters From Sixteenth Century Found
Four important manuscript letters from the Sixteenth century have been placed in the University of Chicago manuscript room. Two are letters of King Henry III of France dated 1574, one of Henry IV of Navarre dated 1589, including parchment and royal seal, and a fourth is Cardinal de Ramboullet to King Charles IX dated December 2 1570 in Rome. The letters illuminate religious wars in France and were discovered in Paris by Prof. James Westfall Thompson and donated by him to the university.
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University of Chicago
Henry III
France
St. Bartholomew
Henry IV of
Navarre
Cardinal de Ramboullet
Charles IX
What She Must Know. A woman's magazine list of twenty five needed for education
A critical look at a woman's magazine asserting twenty five accomplishments define education for young women. It argues the standard is harsh, covering sewing cooking mending and moral duties, valuing time, temper control, and social expectations.
Lunch arrives at London office with odd parcels
A knock at a London Chronicle office leads a clerk to open a brown wrapped parcel two feet square. The scene includes a prank claim of lunch to the office boy Johnny and a second package with straw exposed, prompting another lunch taunt at Mr Jones.
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The
London Chronicle
Johnny
Famine Suffering Reported From Chinese Camps
William T. Ellis recounts famine conditions near Tsing kiangpu and Chin kiang, detailing starved children and elderly, the prevalence of disease over hunger, and a surprising plea for medicines to restore appetite as relief efforts distribute aid with Mrs. Paxton.
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Tsingkiangpu
Chinkiang
Mrs. Paxton
Chinkiaung
New Toy Jumping Stick Captures Parisian Favor
The pogo, a modern take on the old Jumping stick, wins popularity among Paris children. It features an india rubber pad and a strong spring allowing repeated leaps. Originating with the Dyak natives of central Borneo, it was adapted after a French traveler sketched the dance and Paris devised a refined version.
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Borneo
Paris
Defends the dime novel from a bygone era
A Manitoba Free Press piece argues the dime novel had value beyond its rough edges. It recalls Diamond Dick and Old King Brady adventures, Buffalo Bill legends, and bank robber detects, noting virtue prevails and imagination grows. It contrasts dime with pricier $2 novels, defending its cultural role.
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Diamond Dick
Brady
Buffalo Bill
Manitoba Free Press
Primitive Land of Albania Described in National Geographic Bulletin
A National Geographic Society Bulletin describes Albania as ancient and hard to access, with few populated centers in the south yet striking villages on gray hills. Homes are rough stone huts with flat roofs, defended by stone walls, and valleys cultivated mainly by women but often desolate outside daylight hours.
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Albania
China
Tibet
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Mounties Become Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Under an act of parliament the Royal Northwest Mounted Police merged with the Dominion Police on May 1, 1920, forming the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with jurisdiction across Canada. The combined force, led by Col. A Bowen Perry, totals about 1,200, with hopes to grow beyond the prewar level despite war debt constraints.
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Dominion Police
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Parliament
Mint
Ottawa
A. Bowen Perry
Facts Concerning Eels Reveal Their Life History
American Consul Dennis in London says authorship of a cablegram to Secretary Hoover discusses eel origins and migrations. He debunks horsehair birth beliefs, notes Danish scientist Doctor Smith’s research, and outlines the eel life cycle from fresh water to the sea to spawn and die. New hatchlings emerge from depths, reappear in late winter.
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Dennis
London
Hoover
Doctor Smith
Tidewater
Bear Island History and geographic notes
Bear Island sits midway between Norway and Spitzbergen, rising as Mount Misery above icy waters. The barren island formerly joined Spitzbergen, with a drowned valley on the continental shelf reaching 200 fathoms, indicating an ancient river system draining a vast land area larger than the Volga basin.
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Norway
Spitzbergen
Bear Island
Mount Misery
Volga
Scientific American
Astronomical Facts for Estimating Angular Distances
The belt of Orion spans three degrees while the bowl of the Big Dipper measures ten degrees across. The full moon has a diameter of half a degree. These figures aid in estimating angular separations in the sky.
Secret Gold Field in Soudan Promises Riches
The French government moves to extract gold in Sudan with concessions to firms. Natives may be rewarded for revealing nugget sites. A 60-pound rock proved 90 percent gold two decades ago, and recent finds are nearly as rich. Railroad plans boost hope of easier access, with some predicting Sudan may rival Klondike. Natives previously guarded their sources.
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Soudan
Klondike
Origin of Lunar Features as Volcanic Craters
Walter Goodacre discusses Mount Wilson moon photographs from the Hooker telescope. He argues the meteor impact theory for lunar craters is generally discredited and that detailed crater chains and clefts imply volcanic origin in the Moon’s early history.
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Walter Goodacre
Mount Wilson
Hooker
Scientific American
Denmark's Motor Car Census Shows Rapid Danish Vehicle Growth
A Danish census on September 1, 1920, tallied 11,594 private passenger cars, 2,276 motor cabs and omnibuses, 3,787 motor trucks, and 12,182 motorcycles. The rise in cars and trucks over three years was especially strong in country districts.
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Denmark
Scientific American
Seeds Plant 5,000-Year-Old Morning Glory in Maryland Garden
A morning glory seed believed to be 5,000 years old was planted in Mrs. W Champlin Robinson’s Maryland village garden. The seed was among twelve unearthed from the hand of a mummy of a young Egyptian girl.
Vaccination School Sees 35 Men Take Dog Vaccination Exam
On Tuesday and Wednesday March 7 and 8 Ringsted hosted a vaccination school where 35 men attended the exam to obtain permits to vaccinate dogs. Dr. H. Johnston, State Secretary of the Animal Health Bureau, conducted the exam and delivered lectures.
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Ringsted
8. H. Johnston
Animal Heath Bureau
Farmer Loses Two Pigs After Vaccination School
A farmer attending a vaccination school reported losing two pigs brought for demonstration. One pig escaped from its crate on the way home and the second also escaped while trying to recover the first. No recovery report has been filed.
Twelve Mile Lake Township Farm Bureau Meeting
A good crowd attended the Twelve Mile Lake Township Farm Bureau meeting on a rough Tuesday evening. Mr. Burg spoke on how I raise my pigs and there was a discussion on chick raising. Mrs. Chas. Jackson was chosen chairman of the Home Economics work. Farm Bureau pictures were shown and appreciated.
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Township Farm Bureau
Twelve Mile Lake
Lincoln Township Organizes Program Of Work
Lincoln township adopts a program of work at the school house with dates and topics. April 13 features How I raise my pigs presented by Wm. Ross Kenneth Peterson and Gerald Stow. How I care for my chicks by Mrs Roy Richards. May 11 covers How are taxes levied. June 8 discusses Care of cream on the farm by H C Petersop.
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Lincoln Township
Wm. Ross
Kenneth Peterson
Gerald Stow
Roy Richards
H. C. Petersop
Center Township Farm Bureau Meeting at Local Church
A good crowd gathered Friday evening for the regular monthly Farm Bureau program at the church. Dell Blake spoke on peat soils followed by a lively discussion. Mrs Stewart Harvey described planting garden crops in long rows and cultivating with a team using a garden rake. The Bureau’s moving picture machine showed electricity on the farm and the navy of two seas.
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Farm Bureau
Dell Blake
Stewart Harvey
Navy
Two Seas
Wallingford Shipping Association Meets and Elects Directors
The Wallingford Shipping Association held a Wednesday meeting to conduct annual business and elect directors. Reports indicated a very successful year, and officers were elected at a Saturday afternoon session.
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Wallingford Shipping Association
Shipping Association
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Twelve Mile Lake Township
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M. E. Eldred
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Gardston Hotel
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